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[Funky Disco Zombies]

PERFECT!!!

Pluses:
+Awesome graphics, animation and effects;
+Witty puzzles;
+Loads of zombie humor (and this one is my personal fav);
+Great soundtrack and SFX;
+Completely different levels;

Minuses:
-Only one weapon type and problems with bullet amount.

Now this is one of those rare submissions that sure deserve a 5. It's a BEST (yeah, not one of the best, it's just BEST) adventure game I have ever played.
Graphics just own, you've probably spent a lot of time creating 3D models and locations. The animation and different effects was also perfect.
The puzzles are really witty: not everyone will think out how to finish the first level, or get to the other part of the sewers (I mean the rat puzzle). Because of this, your game can become a true rival for other serious PC games. It’s a really high-quality product.
If this game’s main theme was not zombie, I’m not even sure I would view it. I love zombie movies, games and Flash. This one has just become my favorite. The zombies look really funny and their zombie-like moves are done properly (especially the dancing one).
The soundtrack was also perfect! You could mix disco music and horror movies’ SFX almost ideally. Anyway, it sound awesome and nicely fits the game’s atmosphere.
The level design is another powerful component of a perfect game: each level doesn’t look like the other one. It’s a really hard job you have done.
And the only disadvantage I’ve spotted was the shotgun. First of all, it’s the only weapon in the whole game (the witch’s zaps are simply another inventory item) and its range is far too small.
But anyways, I’m voting 5 and adding this one to my favorite list. This is one of the most quality stuff on the site and it totally rocks!

[The Red Guy Game 1.5]

Click-click-click-click... Is that all?

Pluses:
+Well, it looks interesting at first;
+Challenging!;

Minuses:
-Too much of senseless clicking;

My wrist got sore while I was clicking the bar and the red spot. Damn, that was stupid! But the idea was quite interesting and the game seemed to be addictive at first. Waiting for the promised sequel.

[Escape from Helltowers]

Good first impression. But later...

Pluses:
+AWESOME graphics!;
+Nice atmosphere;

Minuses:
-Boring gameplay;
-No fresh ideas;
-Too little amount of pickups;
-No checkpoints?!;
-No possibility to jump or crouch.

Weel, as a first try that was awesome. When I saw the graphics I was like paralyzed for a moment. They are REALLY great. But, as appeared soon, it was almost the only advantage in the game...
The music and the graphics created a scary atmosphere. It could be better if the game's genre was adventure instead of action.
What does the gameplay consist from? Walking around, picking up a few items, shooting a bunch of zombies? Not interesting. Sorry, too boring. If the main hero could do some actions besides walking and shooting it could be more interesting.
If there are any kinds of items you can pick up, why don't you make a big amount of them? The guy could use grenades, find keys or other stuff like that.
It's really frustrating when you've got really far and you get killed. But in most of games you're given checkpoints, or at least a certain amount of lives. Why couldn't you make so?
My advise: try yourself in adventure genre. I'd love to see such work of yours. If you have any problems involving programming, feel free to E-mail me.
~Good luck with an adventure game! ^_^

ZZR responds:

Thx, I was going to have jumping and crouching, but coding that became extremely frustrating XD... so I decided the gameplay could just be walking, dodging, shooting, and switching ammo... which is better than just walking and shooting :P

re adventure, it was supposed to be a blend of action of adventure, but turned out to be more action, because of time limitations, but hopefully in future versions I can get a better mix of action and adventure.

[Doomsday 2]

Don't even know what to say!

Pluses:
+Nice animation;
+Lots of enemies;
+Different weapons and attacks;
+Transport! Yaaay!;

Minuses:
-Poor graphics;
-Gets boring after a while;

Doomsday is a -Rage- follower. They are very similar. I'd rather say, that Doomsday and Rage are one series. Anyways, the main conception is similar.
The animation was really nice, but the graphics could be better. Much better. And a moment when the guy points the gun, shoots and puts it back each time you press the key looks stupid.
Thousands of enemies is great. Even if they are spawning each second. Too bad they look too different. Not only the colors must make them different.
About 10 kinds of weapons. Cool. But some guns just didn't bring the effect I wanted. For example, the shotgun. And the bullets should be invisible or more beautiful, IMHO.
The tank was really great. For a while I thaught that it will disballance the game, but after a while I understood that a low amount of its HP and the stones which he can't ride over were a wise decidion.
The game has only one serious problem which came along from Rage: both games are getting boring after 30 monutes of playing. And I don't even know what to advise you to do with that.
Anyways, the game is great, even if the idea is getting old. Good luck.

[Neon]

Nice!

Pluses:
+Very colorful! ^_^;
+Interesting gameplay;
+Lots of enemies and even more bonuses!;

Minuses:
-Too easy at the beginning.

Well, I didn't play Geometry Wars, but I saw screenshots and videos. And that's pretty nice, you know, 'cause if I did the first thing I'd begin writing about is blaming you for copying of the idea :).
The graphics cheered me up. Yeah, really colorful! You reached your goal. But the background appeared to be a little bit like sad, you know. How about some shiny stars?
I like all types of scrollers. This one is one of the best, because somehow it kept me playing for an hour or even longer.
A lot of games suffer monotomy. But not this one: lots of different bonuses and enemies. That's just perfect!
The most interesting begins on wave 4. I understand, that it'll be tough, but shooting a bunch of that weak squares was a little bit like boring. But maybe that's correct.
Nice work. Keep up!

[Ultimate Potato]

GREAT WORK!

Pluses:
+Addictive gameplay;
+A lot of different weapons with different effects;
+Large amount of enemies;
+Lots of fun!;

Minuses:
-Poor sound and music.

Yeah, I love 'kill 'em all' games! Survival mode should be added.
A lot of flash games have few weapon types. This one has 8 and each one has an unique effect. And that's perfect.
A lot of different enemies is also cool. They attack in different ways and look original.
The only thing I can complain about is sound. The music gets boring (thanks that it changes when the boss attacks) and the sounds are pretty buggy.
Although, the game is great. Waiting for a sequel!

[Ultimate Down]

Salut! Ca va?

Pluses:
+Action packed gameplay;
+Lots of weapons;
+Nice physics;
+Many different kinds of enemies;

Minuses:
-Gets boring after a while;
-Graphics need to be upgraded;
-No background music and some other sound effects.

Well, in fact that was real fun to play, but after 20 minutes I got bored and commited suicide (in the game :)). A lot of weapons is really nice, but that's not enough for a hit game. When the new enemies began to appear I was interested if there will be more - that kept me playing for another 15 minutes. The physical engine is nice too (yeah, your scripting rocks). But where's the screams of the main hero or dying zombies? Where's the "LOL, brains"-like screams? And background music? How can an action game exist without that?
Yeah, the animation is really nice, but the graphics are not. The battlefield could be more detailed, so did the zombies and everything else.
As you see, you have a lot of stuff to work on. So good luck. If you need help in graphics, feel free to E-mail me (the adress is in my profile) - I'll be glad to help you with that.

[Resident Pico]

PERFECT!

Pluses:
+AWESOME graphics and animation;
+GREAT action packed gameplay;

Minuses:
-Only one level;
-Only one kind of enemies (not counting the boss).

Damnit, I kept playing this game for a long time until I managed to destroy the boss. GOD DAMNIT, that was perfect! Mindchamber, your graphics and especially animation skills are perfect! The idea of possibility of shooting off zombie's arms is pretty nice, but that's not enough, so doesn't only one level and one kind of enemies. But the game is fullfilled with drive, gore and action. That's just AWESOME!

[Cemetary]

Well, not bad, in fact

Pluses:
+Original reloading idea;
+A lot of shooting;

Minuses:
-Nothing to do but shoot;
-Few glithes;
-Boring.

The mark is 2, lower, than average. The game brings nothing new into the Defence genre (but why, the reloading method is kinda original), there's even no ability to buy more weapons (for example) for the points earned for shooting the zombies. That's pretty sad.

[ZombieSimulator]

Nice, original and great.

Pluses:
+Finally! A fresh idea on NG!;
+Tons of humor;
+Interactivity;
+Interesting style;

Minuses:
-AI of humans is a little bit stupid.

Damnit, you're a genious. I couldn't find any original game here for years as long as I played this game. Very interesting conception. Creating the "movie" is as interesting as watching the result. Besides, your style is just awesome. Only one minuse is a stupidity of human's AI. Sometimes they just don't want to go get the guns. But anyways, it's awesome.